> Analysts Vincent Chen and Alison Chen with Taiwan-based research firm Yuanta Securities Co. issued the report, *Bloomberg* said on Monday. > > “Our checks suggest new issues are being encountered with the new production and it is taking time to resolve them,” said Chen. “As a number of Android 3.0 tablets are being launched in April and May, the delay in iPad 2 shipments may give the Android camp a brief window of opportunity.” > > According to the analysts, design changes made before the Chinese [Lunar New Year](http://www.appleinsider.com/…

> The main idea is that the iPhone nano would rely on the cloud to such an extent that the device wouldn’t really have *any* local storage to speak of, outside of a streaming buffer. This would of course go hand in hand with a MobileMe / Lala-powered streaming music service, and result in significant component cost savings (flash memory is still pretty spendy). via [engadget.com](http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/14/the-iphone-nano-to-forgo-local-storage-common-sense-says-no/)Do people actually use their phones everyday? Anyone in San Francisco or New York City will…

> Phone users on tighter budgets have been shunning the pricey iPhones in favour of less expensive models which have Google’s popular Android software,” the report said. “Apple will now hope to lure away customers from the likes of Nokia. via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/14/apple_distracts_from_mobile_world_congress_as_iphone_nano_rumors_continue.html)This quote makes no sense. For starters, until very recently, no Android phone was cheaper than Apple’s $100 3Gs. Especially once you factor in data costs,…

I’ve been thinking about this “iPhone nano” rumor that’s been resurrected by the Wall Street Journal this week. On one hand, the WSJ has had an impeccable record of getting Apple rumors right recently. So it’s hard to discount the rumor as nonsense. On the other hand, this rumor has been around since the day after the original iPhone was announced, and it hasn’t come to pass yet. Plus, lots of smart Apple bloggers like John Gruber are rightly questioning the idea of an iPhone that’…

> I have absolutely no qualms about calling this new regime at Nokia a puppet government. This is far and away the most brilliant move of Ballmer’s tenure. Whether it pays off is another question entirely. > > [UPDATE: [Former Microsoft exec Chris Weber](http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nokia-appoints-chris-weber-to-president-of-nokia-inc-us-and-head-of-markets-north-america-115904119.html) has just been named President of Nokia Inc. (US). This is a coup, folks.] via [appleoutsider.com](http://www.appleoutsider.com/2011/02/11/nokia/)No doubt this new deal between Microsoft and Nokia is a lot more about saving sinking…